Colo prosecutor: Cancer hoax may not violate law

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GYPSUM - The story began circulating in October: A boy with leukemia had moved with his family to spend his final days in the Colorado mountains.

The Eagle Valley High School team in Gypsum drew inspiration from the tale and dedicated a game to the 9-year-old boy known as Alex. A radio station took up the cause, and a Facebook page bearing his picture drew more than 1,000 followers.

However, the story began to unravel when he failed to show up at the game, and the woman spreading the story said he suffered a seizure and could not attend. It wasn't long before she said he had died.